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A circle disguised as a journey, ending exactly where it lied about leaving.
means A journey through or around a place — often for sightseeing, performance, or duty — that typically returns to where it began.
from From Old French 'tour' meaning a turn or circuit, from Latin 'tornus,' a lathe (the tool that spins wood into round shapes), itself borrowed from Greek 'tornos,' a carpenter's tool for drawing circles. So the word literally carries a turning, a coming-back-around, baked into its root — a cousin of 'turn' and 'tornado.'
- word origin
- From Greek tornos, a tool drawing circles
- grand tour
- Rich youths toured Europe to acquire taste
- music brutality
- Bands age decades in one road year
- de force
- Tour means turn, twist, or trick
tour de france — annual cycling race through france since 1903, won by 176 cyclists total
world tour cricket — international cricket matches between nations, england vs india formats established 2015
tour of duty — military deployment period, typically 12 months in afghanistan for us forces